Mike Houghton talks about his departure as Reno air race CEO

10:20 PM,
Dec. 30, 2013

Mike Houghton. President.

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The Reno National Championship Air Races on Monday announced it has eliminated the position of longtime president and CEO Mike Houghton amid what it called an ongoing effort to reduce overhead in putting on the 51-year-old event at Reno Stead Airfield.

"This is an extremely difficult decision but, in light of current circumstances and financial restraints, we felt that it was in the best interest of the air races to further reduce expenditures and streamline our efforts toward long-term viability," Mike Major, chairman of the Reno Air Racing Association Board of Directors, said in a ...